Sandvik, world-leading manufacturer of mining equipment, to supply high productivity mining machines to Uralkali

Urakali (Berezniki, Perm Territory) has signed an agreement with Sandvik Mining and Construction GMBH, a world-leading manufacturer of mining equipment, for the delivery of MF-320 (Marietta 900) rotor miners by the end of 2011.

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Uralkali Announces EGM Results 

OJSC "Uralkali" (Uralkali) is pleased to announce that the resolution proposed at its Extraordinary Shareholders' General Meeting (EGM) held on September 18, 2008, was approved by its shareholders.

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Uralkali invests more than 50 million euro to upgrade capacity.

Uralkali (Berezniki, Perm Territory) concluded a range of contracts for the supply of equipment for shaft winding machines with Mining Technology S.I.M. AG (Switzerland) for a total of around 54 million euro. In accordance with the contracts, five skip winding machines will be replaced in the Second Mine Division (BKRU-2) and the Fourth Mine Division (BKRU-4). The new skip winding machines will be produced by Siemag (Germany). The electrical drive system for them will be designed by Siemens (Germany). The new skip winding machines will increase the capacity of the skip charging system in the Second Mine Division (BKRU-2) from 22 to 25 tons of ore and in the Fourth Mine Division (BKRU-4) from 25 to 30 tons of ore.

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Civil suits brought against potash producers.  

"Uralkali has learned that a potash consumer, Minn-Chem, Inc., has brought a civil antitrust complaint in the U.S. District Court of Minnesota against Uralkali and BPC, as well as certain other potash producers, including Belaruskali, Potash Corp, Mosaic, Agrium and Silvinit.

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Uralkali approved the interim financial statements for the first half of 2008

The Board of Directors of JSC Uralkali approved the condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2008, prepared under IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting".

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